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Judge’s comments on class action costs ‘hurtful’, law firm says
Class Actions 2022-10-17 4:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A law firm has lost its bid to appoint a costs referee after reaching a $5.8 million class action settlement with the On The Run […]

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Judge nudges AMP to seek dismissal of class action claims
Class Actions 2022-09-26 3:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has suggested that financial services giant AMP bring an application for summary dismissal of part of a class action over allegedly excessive insurance […]

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Dixon Advisory hit with $7.2M penalty in ASIC case
Financial Services 2022-09-19 3:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has signed off on a $7.2 million penalty against Dixon Advisory after the company admitted to ASIC allegations that its advisors failed to […]

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On The Run underpayments class action settles for $5.8M
Class Actions 2022-08-29 5:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The entity that employs the workforce of the On The Run convenience store chain has agreed to pay $5.8 million to settle a class action […]

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Blue Sky, auditor EY hit with shareholder class action
Class Actions 2022-08-23 11:36 pm By Sam Matthews

Failed asset manager Blue Sky Alternative Investments has been served with a class action over the company’s alleged overstated financial reports between 2016 and 2018 […]

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‘Not how litigation works now’: Class action over Quintis audit fights EY’s bid to silo expert
Class Actions 2022-08-11 11:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A shareholder class action against Ernst & Young over an alleged inflation of assets owned by sandalwood producer Quintis has argued the accounting firm should […]

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Court rejects evidence that Piper Alderman work properly delegated in Fogo Brazilia case
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-08-11 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

The liquidator of Fogo Brazilia has lost a bid for a gross sum costs order against the restaurant chain, after a judge found that legal […]

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ASIC won’t enforce $7.2M penalty against Dixon Advisory
Financial Services 2022-08-02 11:49 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will not seek to enforce a $7.2 million penalty agreed to by Dixon Advisory after admitting to the regulator’s […]

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Zurich won’t OK NZ apartments class action as it mulls High Court appeal
Class Actions 2022-07-29 1:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Irish insurer Zurich Insurance has refused consent for a class action over a defective New Zealand apartment block to proceed in the NSW Supreme Court […]

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Piper Alderman nabs litigation partner from Mills Oakley
Business of Law 2022-07-28 1:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

Piper Alderman has recruited a former Mills Oakley partner to join its commercial litigation practice in Perth. Merial Steadman, who has over 20 years’ dispute […]

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